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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN34806867
ISRCTN34806867
Completed
N/A

A stepped wedge, cluster-controlled trial to evaluate a structured team intervention on medical wards (Hospital Event Analysis Describing Significant Unanticipated Problems)

IHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre0 sites7,840 target enrollmentMarch 24, 2015

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Quality and safety of inpatient medical care
Sponsor
IHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre
Enrollment
7840
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 24, 2015
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
IHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Health professionals on participating medical wards available to take part in the HEADS\-UP briefings
  • 2\. All patients admitted to those wards during the study period, unless they meet one of the exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient exclusion criteria:
  • 1\. Time spent on the specified ward comprising less than 50% of the total inpatient stay
  • 2\. Discharge to a new skilled care facility or other hospital (i.e., not the patient’s address at the time of admission; discharge to a new facility typically incurs substantial delays, outside of the ward team’s control)
  • 3\. Multiple intra\-hospital ward transfers. A single transfer from the initial admissions unit to a downstream medical ward is permitted. One further transfer to an escalation area to facilitate discharge (whereby the patient spends less than 24 hours in the escalation area immediately prior to their discharge home) is also permitted
  • 4\. Admission to the high dependency unit or ICU
  • 5\. Elective admission or direct admission from another hospital
  • 6\. Surgeon\-directed care for more than 24 hours during the inpatient stay

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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